Legal Opinion
White v. Coca-Cola Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 2008No. 07-13938PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we consider whether a plan administrator’s reduction of benefits under a long-term-disability plan based on a participant’s receipt of Social Security disability benefits is reasonable and entitled to deference. Frankie White and Leon Warner appeal the summary judgment against their complaints for benefits under the Coca-Cola Company Long Term Disability Income Plan, which is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. White and Warner contest the plan administrator’s interpretation of both a provision that…
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